Coin-holder.



C. A. STEARNS.

COIN HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED DEG. 1'4, 1912.

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Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

Application filed December 14, 1912: Serial No. 733,757;

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES A. STEARNS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Encinitas, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coin-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coin holders and supporting stands therefor.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide a simple and eflicient com holder in which the coin may be stacked or piled and dispensed therefrom when necessar I is customary at present to wrap the coins in packages of given amounts and tear off the wrapper and place the coins in com holders when desired for use. With this invention the coin holder takes the place of the wrapper and also acts as a holder for dispensing the coins. Furthermore the holder lasts indefinitely and is of such constructlon that it occupies practically no more room than a package of coins properly wrapped.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a simple and eflicient stand which is provided with means for supporting the holders in dispensing position and also with compartments for containing the holders either when empty or loaded with coins.

Another object of the invention resides in a novel coin holder with an end closing member which also serves the, purposeof supporting the holder in dispensing position when desired.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure l is a perspective view of the 00111 holder showing the end member in end closing position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing one of the end closing members arranged as a support. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectlonal view of the supporting stand showing one of the coin holders mounted upon the dispensing table thereof. I

In the specific embodiment of the lnvention as illustrated herein, 1 represents the coin holder, which generally consists of a cylindrical piece of metal longitudinally slotted throughout its length as shown at 2 so as to permit the insertion of the fingers for the withdrawal of the coins and also to determine the number of coins contained in the holder. Hinged to each end of the holder at points diametrically opposite the slot are coin retaining and holder supporting members 3 which are substantially U-shaped, having the terminals of their legs bent laterally in opposite directions and then forwardly in the same plane but at right angles so as to produce two clamping fingers 4: which lie upon opposite sides of the body and hold the retaining members in operative coin retaining position. These fingers also form supporting feet when the coin retainers are turned to the position shown in Fig. 2. The supporting stand shown in Fig. 3 comprises a box 5 having a corrugated bottom 6 which produces compartments 7 in which 'the holders 1 may be retained. These compartments vary in size as shown so as to accommodate holders for different denominations of coin. The box is supported in inclined position as shown by means of a stiff wire foot piece 8 which is hinged to the rear lower edge of the box so as to be foldable beneath the same when the boxes are arranged for storage.

Hinged to the upper rear edge of the box 5 is a table 9 whose outer edges are provided with an upstandin flange 10 and whose rear portion is provided with a transverse slot 11 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The slot is preferably formed by punching out the material in the form of a strip or rib 12 which forms a limiting stop for the supporting bale 13. This bale is hinged to the end of the box and is foldable over the same as is the table 9.

In the operation of the stand a plurality of the holders are mounted in the compartments and when it is desired to dispense the coins therein they are placed upon the table with the hinge joint seated in the slot as shown in Fig.4; and with the opposite end raised upon the coin retainer which is then utilized as a support. In this manner the coins may be dispensed from the holders without pulling them over the table if the hinge joint is seated in the slot and abutting the inner wall thereof. The knuckle which the members 3 are hinged to is preferably formed from a small car projecting from the ends of the tube and curled over the connecting portion of said coin retaining members, depending sufficiently from the tube to properly enter the slot 11.

What is claimed is 1. In combination a slotted supporting table, a coin retaining tube, hinge knuckles formed thereon, coin retaining members hinged in said knuckles and adapted to clamp over the ends of the tubes to retain coins therein, said knuckles adapted to engage the slot to prevent disengagement of the tube from the table and clamping fingers carried by the coin retainers and adapted to act as supporting feet for elevating the end of the tube in dispensing position.

2. A coin holder comprising a 1ongitudi-.

nally slotted tube, coin retaining members hinged thereto and adapted to close the ends 15 CHARLES A. STEARNS.

WVitnesses CHARLES B. COZENS, FLORA M. CLARK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

